BUSN460 All discussions - march 2017

As a team of management consultants, your job is to persuade
CanGo to purchase your services to help them correct their management issues.
Tell us your Team Name, identify your individual team members and give us some
idea of the individual strengths you bring to this picture.

dq 2

Mission, Vision & Values (graded)

How does a corporation determine what direction they will
take in the marketplace? The first three elements of setting this direction are
Mission Vision and Value Statements. What do these mean? How do they impact
decision-making at a corporation?

BUSN460 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Planning a Technological Solution (graded)

Nick has been handed a project where he has to implement
Online Gaming, requiring significant technological integration. What factors
does he need to consider and manage for the project to be a success?

dq 2

Cost/Benefit Analysis (graded)

What are the costs of the new systems that may be
implemented? How do we justify their implementation at CanGo?

BUSN460 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Flow Charting Processes (graded)

Jack shows us a flow chart of the new warehouse system this
week. What does a flow chart tell us? How can we use that information?

dq 2

Implementing Technology (graded)

What do we still need to investigate and decide for
implementing the new system into CanGo's operations?

BUSN460 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Group vs Team (graded)

Let's discuss the differences between groups and teams. How
do we convert a group to a team? What benefits might come from this conversion
in a business environment?

dq 2

Matrixed Employee Environments (graded)

Today, employers are using employees more and more in a
matrixed environment. What does that mean? How can we contend with the various
stressors in such an environment? How do we manage expectations up for various
projects?

BUSN460 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Performance Review Session (graded)

Let's talk about the performance review Nick received from
Warren. Would you accept the review if you were Nick? What would you want to be
different and why?

dq 2

Status Reports (graded)

You've had a variety of weekly leaders in this class, and
you've all turned in Status Reports. What can you do to improve that process
and better evaluate and manage your teammates?

BUSN460 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Corporate Decision Making (graded)

CanGo is looking at ways to grow its business. How should
they approach the decision on how to do it?

dq 2

Weighing Decision Criteria (graded)

How do we assign weights to criteria? Is it always based
strictly on logic and achieving the best quantitative result and why?

BUSN460 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

dq 1

Corporate Ethics Tactics (graded)

Operating a business in an ethical manner takes time, effort
and commitment. What are the key elements to a company having successful
organizational ethics? What can we do as managers to encourage ethical behavior
and to raise ethical standards in our organizations?

dq 2

Profit vs. Responsibility (graded)

There is sometimes a perceived conflict between earning
profit and being responsible. What should CanGo do about adding violent games
to their product mix? What impact might this have on the various stakeholders
for the company? Why might the perception that profits can't mix with
responsibility be false? How does this affect CanGo's decision whether to sell
games with violent content?